DeKuyper White Crème de Cacao (75cl, 24%)

DeKuyper White Crème de Cacao is a colorless, chocolate-flavoured Dutch liqueur distilled from cocoa beans. The cocoa beans are distilled to extract a colorless cocoa concentrate, then blended with neutral spirit, water and sugar. Low-pressure distillation at reduced temperatures preserves delicate flavours. The nose has rich cocoa, butter and soft vanilla. The palate is sweet milk chocolate with gentle vanilla, slightly milder and less bitter than the dark version. The finish is medium, smooth and clean, with lingering cocoa sweetness and faint vanilla warmth. It is intended mainly as a mixing ingredient, served chilled in small pours or used in cocktails such as a Grasshopper or Brandy Alexander.